936  
CDUS43 KDMX 190641  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1241 AM CST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 18 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 62 820 PM 76 1999 47 15 64  
MINIMUM 47 1242 AM 4 1891 29 18 31  
AVERAGE 55 38 17 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.50 0.72 1983 0.05 0.45 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.80 1.21 1.59 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 5.50 7.17 -1.67 4.33  
SINCE JAN 1 34.83 34.27 0.56 23.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.2 1957 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.1 -1.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 1.6 -1.6 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 1.6 -1.6 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 10 27 -17 17  
MONTH TO DATE 291 416 -125 287  
SINCE SEP 1 489 885 -396 618  
SINCE JUL 1 489 890 -401 620  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 238 136 102 218  
SINCE JAN 1 1318 1071 247 1287    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 800 AM  
LOWEST 76 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 75 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 3 1914  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 19 2024......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 20 2024......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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